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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

China State visit to UK

Here are the details of the upcoming State Visit to the United Kingdom by the President of China. The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of York, will all be taking part in different engagements.

STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA

20th to 23rd October 2015

The President of The People’s Republic of China, Mr Xi
Jinping, accompanied by Madame Peng Liyuan, will pay a state visit to the
United Kingdom as the guests of the Queen from 20th to 23rd October 2015. The
President and Madame Peng will stay at Buckingham Palace during the visit.

The last state visit from China was by President Hu Jintao
in 2005. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh paid a state visit to China in
1986. The Duke of Cambridge paid an official visit to China in March 2015, on
behalf of Her Majesty's Government.

MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER

The President of the People's Republic of China and Madame
Peng Liyuan will arrive privately in the United Kingdom on the evening of
Monday 19th October, at Heathrow Airport. They will be greeted on behalf of the
Queen by The Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting.

TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will greet
President Xi and Madame Peng on behalf of the Queen, at the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel on Tuesday morning. Their Royal Highnesses will then travel with the
President and Madame Peng to Horse Guards Parade, where the President will
receive a ceremonial welcome.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will formally welcome
the President and Madame Peng at the Royal Pavilion on Horse Guards Parade.
Presentations will be made, the guard of honour will give a royal salute and
the Chinese National Anthem will be played. The President, accompanied by the
Duke of Edinburgh, will inspect the guard of honour. Afterwards, the President
and Madame Peng will join the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for a state
carriage procession along The Mall to Buckingham Palace.

Following a private lunch at Buckingham Palace, given by the
Queen, Her Majesty will invite the President and Madame Peng to view an
exhibition in the Picture Gallery of items from the Royal Collection relating
to China.

In the afternoon the President and Madame Peng will visit
the Palace of Westminster, where they will be welcomed by the Speaker of the
House of Commons and the Lord Speaker. The President will deliver an address in
the Royal Gallery to Members of the Houses of Parliament and other guests.

Afterwards, President Xi and Madame Peng will meet with the
Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House. The President
and Madame Peng will be invited to view a display by The Prince's School for
Traditional Arts and meet students, and thereafter they will join Their Royal
Highnesses for tea.

Later, the Duke of Cambridge will call on the President at
Buckingham Palace. Following this, President Xi will receive an official call
at Buckingham Palace by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Jeremy Corbyn, MP.

In the evening the Queen will give a state banquet at
Buckingham Palace for the President. Her Majesty and the President will both
make speeches at the start of the banquet.

WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER

In the morning the President will visit Imperial College
London, the UK's number one research collaborator with China. His Excellency
will be joined by the Duke of York and the Rt Hon George Osborne, MP,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Later in the morning the President and Madame Peng will join
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a creative industry event at Lancaster
House. The event will celebrate cultural collaboration, existing and future, between
the UK and China.

Afterwards, President Xi will meet with the Prime Minister,
the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, at No.10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting.

In the afternoon, the President, accompanied by the Prime
Minister, will visit the UK-China Business Summit at Mansion House. The summit
will focus on investment, infrastructure and innovation, and will build on the
two countries’ cooperation in bilateral trade and two way investment.

Later in the afternoon, the President will visit Huawei
Technologies. The President will receive presentations looking at Huawei's 14
years in the UK, its innovation work with UK partners and the latest technology
trends.

In the evening, the President and Madame Peng, joined by the
Duke of York, will attend a Banquet at Guildhall given by the Lord Mayor and
City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor and the President will both make
speeches at the end of the banquet.

THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER

The President and Madame Peng will formally bid farewell to
the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in the morning.

Thereafter, the President, joined by the Duke of York, will
visit Inmarsat, a leading provider of global satellite communication services.

Afterwards, the President and the Duke of York will join a
Confucius Institute conference hosted by UCL Institute of Education at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

In the evening, the President and Madame Peng will join the
Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, and Mrs Cameron, at Chequers for
talks and dinner together.

Later, the President and Madame Peng will fly up to
Manchester ahead of the final day of the state visit.

FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER

In the morning, the President, joined by the Rt Hon George
Osborne, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will visit the National Graphene
Institute at the University of Manchester. The university leads the world in
graphene research and is one of the most important centres for commercialising
the one-atom-thick material.

Later in the morning, the President, joined by the Prime
Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, will visit the City Football Group.

Afterwards, the President and Madame Peng will be joined by
the Prime Minister for lunch at Manchester Town Hall hosted by the Lord Mayor
of the City of Manchester. Invited guests will include civic and business
representatives.

In the afternoon, the President and Madame Peng, accompanied
by the Prime Minister, will attend an event at Manchester Airport.

At the conclusion of the state visit, the Lord Chamberlain
will bid farewell to President Xi and Madame Peng on behalf of the Queen. Their
Excellencies will depart from Manchester Airport.

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